Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2023-2025San José State
Noah McNeal-Franklin
LB • 6'0" • 210 lbs • Vallejo, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Noah McNeal-Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Player Story
Noah McNeal-Franklin built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Vallejo, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Noah McNeal-Franklin's career was his...
Read the storyNoah McNeal-Franklin, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · San José State. Noah McNeal-Franklin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 116
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Noah McNeal-Franklin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 116
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- South Florida
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 63 tackles · LB 206th (top 17%) · Mountain West 29th (top 6%) · National 370th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 10 | 50 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 63 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 65.1 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 19.6 | Jan 17, 2026 |
Noah McNeal-Franklin played LB for San José State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Noah McNeal-Franklin recorded 116 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
San José State paired 11.5 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah State
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · San José State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
31.5
Usage
8.3
Consistency
60.1
Best Game by takeover score
Utah State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 1. Texas: 1. Idaho: 1. Stanford: 0. New Mexico: 2. Wyoming: 1. Utah State: 2.5. Hawai'i: 2. Air Force: 0. Nevada: 0. San Diego State: 1. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Central Michigan: 8 by 43.3. Texas: 5 by 30.8. Idaho: 2 by 18.3. Stanford: 6 by 25. New Mexico: 4 by 36.7. Wyoming: 7 by 39.2. Utah State: 5 by 45.8. Hawai'i: 6 by 45. Air Force: 5 by 20.8. Nevada: 7 by 29.2. San Diego State: 6 by 35. Fresno State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 3 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 9 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah State
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Utah State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Fresno State | L 14-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ San Diego State | L 3-25 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Nevada | L 10-55 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Air Force | L 16-26 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/2 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 45-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Utah StateSplash game | L 25-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Wyoming | L 28-35 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 35-28 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Stanford | L 29-30 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Idaho | W 31-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Texas | L 7-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Central Michigan | L 14-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Noah McNeal-Franklin story
Noah McNeal-Franklin built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Vallejo, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Noah McNeal-Franklin's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Noah McNeal-Franklin's production has multiple signals. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Noah McNeal-Franklin moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San José State
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | San José State | 7.5 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | San José State | 7.5 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | San José State | 11.5 | 31.5 | 8.3 | 4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs South Florida
Week 1 · L 39-41 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 79 Utah State
Week 8 · L 25-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#3
@ Fresno State
Week 9 · L 10-33 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 68 Hawai'i
Week 10 · W 45-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 73 New Mexico
Week 6 · W 35-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · San José State
11.5 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 8.3 usage
65.1
#2
2024 Postseason · San José State
42.1
7.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · San José State
42.1
7.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 7.2 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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